SIR - I
have taken this first Opportunity of Informing you of the
Particulars of Our March from the Levels to this Post we Marched
from the levels the 12th of Septemr. & arrived at the mouth of
Elk the 24 of sd Month where we Built several Canoes which we Loded
with flower and swam our horses and Bullocks over the River on the
2d of Octobr & Continued our march to this Post without aney
Molistation from the Enemy where we arrived on the 6th. and
Encamped in the forks of the river where we looked on ourselves in
Safe Possision of a fine Encampment and thought our Selves a terror
to all the Indian Tribes on the Ohio & thus Luld in saftey till
Sunday the 9th & after hearring a Good Sarman Preached by the
Revd. Mr. Terrey went to Repose [wit] h Our Gards Properly Posted
at a Distance from the camp as usual little Expecting to be
Attackd. by any Party of Enemy as we looked upon them to be so much
inferiour to us in Number, but they takeing the Advantage of the
Night the[y] Crossed the Ohio on Rafts & Poisted themselves
Within one mile of our Camp where the[y] lay till morning with an
intent as we Suppose to force our Camp had not Providence in a
Partickular manner Interposed in our behalf the[y] ware discovered
by Some of our hunting Partys that hapned to turn out that Morning
Verry Early and one of Our men was fird upon by them & Kild and
one of them Was Kild in his Place that fireing Alarmd. the Whole
Camp and two Detachments was Sent out of a hundred & fifty each
the one Commanded by Colo. Charles Lewis of Agustia the Other by
Colo. William Fleming the[y] soon fell in with the Enemy & a
hot Engagement Ensued which Lasted three hours Very doubtfull the
Enemy being much Suppirour in Number to the first Detachments
Disputed the Ground with the Greatest Obstinacey often Runing up to
the Very Muzels of our Gunes where the[y] as often fell Victims to
thire Rage Several more Detachments being Sent from the Camp they
were obligd to Give Ground which the[y] Disputed inch by inch till
at Lenth the[y] Posted themselves on an Advantagus peese of Ground
Where the[y] Continued at Shooting now & then untill night putt
an End to that Tragical Seen & left many a brave fellow
Waltirring in his Gore we had the Sattisfaction of Carr[y]ing of[f]
all our wounded & Kild with Very litle Lose of Sculps we
Sculped 20 of them on the Field several the[y] have sculped
thimselves thire wounded the[y] Carryed of[f] in the Night after
the Battle and several of them the [y] Dragd into the River [Our]
Loss of Men is very Considerable & it is the General oppionon
of All the Officeours and men that thire Loss is Equle if not
Suppirour to Ours I have been Partickular in Collecting A
Catallogue of the Kild & Wounded Which I have sent you a List
of I am Dr Sir Your Humble Servt W: INGLES.

To Col.
William Preston. Fincastle These

Write
to Jo McMurtory to Send in Green & not to Insist on the Jobb My
Sister wants him to put in wheat.